And Joe Show

And Joe Show


AJS #1: The Episode With Christina Lovelock Behaving Badly

February 23, 2020

Adrian Reed, Joe Newbert and Christina Lovelock talk about the power of soft-skills, bad business analyst behaviours and what we can do to engage better.

In this episode:

The 101 of what happens on the Adrian and Joe Show [00:17]
Introducing this weeks topic and welcoming Christina Lovelock [00:53]
Championing the case for soft skills over knowledge, analytical or technical skills [02:20]
Eight bad behaviour pitfalls that business analysts display [05:40]
The strengths and weaknesses debate [08:15]
How bad BA behaviours can affect our overall success [10:36]
Considering the concept of the growth mindset [13:24]
Braving the subject of self reflection and performance feedback [14:36]
How organisations can help people to make a cultural shift [21:51]

The show notes:

Meet Christina Lovelock
Co-Author of Delivering Business Analysis: The BA service handbook
Two BA Times articles worth reading: When BAs go Bad and Retrospect Yourself
Tina's book recommendations: Thanks for the Feedback and Radical Candor